Cattle-stall



No. 624,795. Patentd May 9, |899. J. M. HAMMOND.

CATTLE STAL'L.

(Application led Mar. 28, 1898.) (Nu Model.) 2 Sheets--Sheet I.

' Patented May 9, |899. J. M. HAMMGND. Y `CATTLE sTALL. (Application led Max'. 2B, 1898.)

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W/ TNE SSE S JAMES M. HAMMOND, OF LANSING, MICI-IIGAN.

CATTLE-STALL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 624,795, dated May 9, 1899.

Application filed March 2S, 1898.

To all whom t ,may concern.:

Be it known that I, JAMES M. HAMMOND, a citizen of the United States, residing at Lansing, in the county of Ingham and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvelnents in Cattle-Stalls; and I do hereby declare the following to bea full, clear, and eXact description of the invention, such as will enable-others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in cattle-stalls; and it has for its object to produce a stall which of its nature will be kept clean and'sanitary.

A further object is to make such a stall readily accessible for the purpose of su pply# ing food and drink to the occupant.

Vith these and other objects in view my invention consists in the novel details of construction and combination of parts to be fully described in the following specification and clearly set forth in the appended claims.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which like letters of reference indicate like parts throughout, Figure lis a longitudinalvertical section of my improved stall, showing an animal confined therein. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the end of my stall, showing the feedbox withdrawn. Fig. 3 is an elevation of the front end of the stall. Fig. 4. is a sectional perspective View of the water-trough. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the milking-seatin its folded position. Fig. 6 is a horizontal section through the seat-post. Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the part shown in Fig. 5 in position for use, and Fig. Sis an elevation of the milk-I ing-seat detached.

In the drawings, A represents a barn-licor, partitioned off by side B and ends Cinto a number of stalls side by side in the usual manner. At the head of each stall is a water-trough D, running the full width of the stall and protected from dirt by an inclined cover E. Near the end of this cover is a section hinged to the end C, forming a drop-lid F, having a projecting rounded edge by which the cow may lift it to drink from the trough and which will fall of its own weight to again completely cover the trough when the cow is through drinking. On the other end of the trough is a box G. for sulfur, salt, and the like, and

.what lower than the floor of the stall.-

Serial No. 675.435. Y(No model.)

between the box and drop-lid I provide a hayrack lcommunicating with the loft above. (Not shown.) This hay-rack is formed by side pieces II and a number of parallel inclined bars I, running from the front edge of the trough D to a horizont-al beam, suitably supported on standards J.

Directly beneath the hay-rack is a U -shaped feed-box K, with its curved front portion considerably lower than its rear and itting closely against the curved strip L, which is secured to the floor. The feed-box is adapted to be introduced through a rectangular opening M in the end and close said opening with its rear portion when in position. Ihave provided the feed-box with a roller N on its rear edge that it may be easily moved from place to place, and the rear portion slants outward at its upper edge, forming a chute O, to enable the feed-box to be filled without entirely withdrawing it.

A horizontal door P is hinged to the end to open outward, and through this opening the salt-box, water-trough, and hay-rack may be filled. end to engage the door P and the feed-box to lock them in position, and an eyebolt R is secured to the front of the trough, to which the halter may be tied, as shown.

At the rear of the stall I provide an end strip S, projecting about four` inches above the door, and this end strip divides the stall from the oor of the alley T, which is sones this end strip is very-annoying for the animal to lie upon, it will be seen that she will always avoid it by reclining diagonally across the stall, thereby keeping herself clean of the dirt in the alley, and I have so distanced the end strip from the hay-rack that she must necessarily have her hind feet in the alley when she stands upright, thus confining all droppings to the alley.

To one of the sides B, I attach an adjustable milkingseat U by means of a clip V, with a prong on one end, entering the standardat the end ofthe'stall, and a screw passing through the other end, engaging the side B. A rightangular rod W is journaled in the bearing formed between clip and the side B, and the seat U is secured to the horizontal arm of the rod W, so as to turn thereon that the seat and Turn-buttons Q are secured to the,

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rod may be folded out of the Way against the side B, as shown in Fig. 5.

The advantages of such a stall as I have described will be apparent to all. The bedding of the animal is never contaminated with refuse matter, and consequently the animal is cleaner and healthier than she would otherwise be. The adjustable seat is veryconvenient for use, being stationary, and at the same time is never in the way, while the arrangement of the parts at the head of the stall besides being economical in having the feedbox in a position to catch the Wastings from the hay-rack are convenient to manipulate from the outside.

It is obvious that many changes may be made in the construction described wit-hout departing from my invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and useful, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. A stall comprising side walls and an end wall, the latter provided with a base-opening, a licor elevated above the alley at the rear of the stall and separated therefrom by a fixed transverse end strip projecting above said floor, a cross-beam supported by standards, a Water-trough secured to said end wall, a hayrack composed of side pieces secured to the end wall and inclined bars connect-ing between inwardly from the cross-beam, a curved strip extending between the standards at the bottom of the stall, and a feed-box adapted to be inserted and Withdrawn through the baseopening and to rest against said strip, said box comprising a U-shaped body highest at the rear and decreasing in depth toward its front end, a roller secured to the rear of the box and holding the same inclined ,and a back havingl an upwardly and outwardly slanting Vtop edge forming va chute, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JAMES M. HAMMOND.

Witnesses: l

BLANCHE B. BoosINGER, C. C. WOOD. 

